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Getting involved (as a trans woman) (hexbear.net)
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I really really want to get involved with the movement. I feel like I'm going through an immense political awakening at an extremely auspicious time, given the clear collapse of the empire going on right now.

Two issues, though.

A: I have no idea what I'm doing or where to go. The American left (and the left in general) is obviously fragmented and impotent, which certainly doesn't help. There's a local branch of DSA that I've seen flyers for, but I don't think I want to bother with a "big tent" organization like that. PSL is the only party I've seen mostly good things about here, but they only have a general branch for my state. If there are any smaller orgs, I have no idea how I'd find them.

B: As potential for revolution increases, so too does potential for arrest, and as a trans woman, that's a pretty horrifying prospect. I don't want to just sit around and do nothing, but at the same time... yeah.

I would really appreciate any tips, if any of this makes sense.

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[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Kind of like with employment you sometimes need to start in a place that isn't your ultimate career goal because it is what's available.

Volunteer for tasks and gain experience in the kinds of activities that will be required.

Many useful local groups emerge out of deficient prior organizing. They may affiliate to a larger org or not. But if you do not even know your local context and try to start the best thing possible, you could make really rudimentary errors that not only block your way, but poison the ground for even later efforts.